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Delhi to Replace 20,000 Old Street Lights with Smart LEDs Before Diwali
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News18•24-09-2026, 19:00
Delhi to Replace 20,000 Old Street Lights with Smart LEDs Before Diwali
- •Delhi government aims to replace 20,000 old street lights with smart LED lights across the city by Diwali.
- •The Public Works Department (PWD) plans to change 96,000 old/dysfunctional lights and add 5,000 new ones by January next year.
- •The new system will feature a centralized Command and Control Centre for real-time monitoring and remote control of street lights.
- •The project, costing around Rs 473 crore, includes five years of operation/maintenance and a seven-year warranty on fixtures.
- •Switching to smart lights is expected to save the government approximately Rs 30 crore annually in electricity and maintenance costs.
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The Delhi government has targeted to replace 20,000 old street lights with smart LED lights before Diwali.
The total estimated cost of the smart street light project is around Rs 473 crore, which includes a seven-year warranty on lighting fixtures and five years of operation and maintenance.
All new lights will be monitored in real time through a centralised Command and Control Centre set up at the PWD headquarters, allowing malfunctioning lights to be identified immediately and controlled remotely.
